WEISS COMES IN SIXTH PLACE IN 5K AS WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY RUNS TO FIFTH AT MSMC INVITATIONAL

Overall Results

NEWBURGH, N.Y. (Oct. 3, 2009) – Graduate Elizabeth Weiss (Oceanside, N.Y.) finished in sixth place in the 5k on Saturday afternoon as the Molloy College women’s cross country team recorded a fifth-place showing at the Blue Knight Invitational, which took place at Chadwick Lake Park in Newburgh, N.Y. Weiss notched a time of 22:25.12 in the race. Overall, the Lions registered 114 points. Union College took first place at a total of 49 points as the Dutchmen had four of their runners in the Top-15.

Following Weiss’ close, the ensuing three runners for Molloy came in succession. Freshman Shannen Fuertes (Levittown, N.Y.) earned a 23rd-place run (23:59.93). Freshman Jessica Eberhardt (Lindenhurst, N.Y.) took home 24th-place honors as she jogged in at 23:59.94. Senior Danielle Mosca (Valley Stream, N.Y.) wrapped up the trio as she posted a time of 24:00.53. Freshman Alessandra Gennarini (Farmingdale, N.Y.) capped off the Top-5 for the Lions in 36th-place at a mark of 24:36.06.

Head Coach Al Kilfoyle and his squad return to action next Saturday when Molloy travels to Center Valley, Pa. for the 2009 DeSales University Invitational. The race is slated to begin at 10:30 a.m.